Armstrong's Iron Rule
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[edit] History
Armstrong's Iron Rule, or the Armstrong Iron Triangle, states that no human female at the same time possesses a full endowment of physical attractiveness, general intelligence and emotional stability. Discovered by sociologist Matthew Armstrong while studying at San Jose State University in 2003, the theory evolved through many forms before arriving at its current state. The law was a special formulation of a rule of thumb used in loudspeaker design sometimes called Hoffman's Iron Law (after J. A. Hoffman, the H in KLH). [1]
One early form, known as the Special Case, stated that human females possess two and only two of the above-named qualities. The Special Case, contained wholly within the Iron Rule, proves too restrictive for general use, though does describe a subset of cases.
[edit] Neumann Corollary
Sometimes associated with the Iron Rule is the Neumann (or "Wiggles") Corollary, which pertains to the relationship of the observer and the observed female. In the Iron Rule-violating circumstance of encountering a female that possesses in full endowment the traits of physical attractiveness, general intelligence, and emotional stability, said female will not be attracted to the observer. Though tangential to the Iron Rule, the Neumann Corollary is often incorrectly used with it, likely due to its similar, yet fundamentally different, subject matter.
